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Salvador Payán Pernía: Leukodepletion Reduces Microplastic Burden in Red Blood Cell Concentrates
Jan 11, 2026, 10:46

Salvador Payán Pernía: Leukodepletion Reduces Microplastic Burden in Red Blood Cell Concentrates

Salvador Payán Pernía, Member of the Board of Directors of the Erythropathology Group at Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH), shared on LinkedIn:

”What a relief!

Leukodepletion appears to reduce the amount of microplastics in red blood cell concentrates relative to the amount circulating in the donors’ blood.”

Read the full article here.

Article: Microplastic contamination of donated blood and red cell concentrates

Authors: Stephen Thomas, Gillian Grafton, Natalie Hodge, Charlotte Atherall, Helen Porter, Nicholas Riess, Peter Eaton, Simon Calaminus, Jeanette M. Rotchell

Salvador Payán Pernía: Leukodepletion Reduces Microplastic Burden in Red Blood Cell Concentrates

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